Co-Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Mahkam (Maky) Zanganeh is a Co-Chief Executive Officer, President, and Director of Summit Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: SMMT), where she brings decades of experience in oncology, surgical robotics, and drug development to lead the company’s growth and late-stage clinical programs.[[2]](https://smmttx.com/company/board-of-directors/person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=c803fc4c-17d3-4377-b87b-7391d42ba574)[[8]](https://smmttx.com/company/board-of-directors/default.aspx) She joined Summit as Chief Operating Officer in 2020 and was subsequently appointed Co-CEO as part of the company’s strategy to build a leadership team for its next phase of expansion.[[1]](https://www.wbcollaborative.org/women_leaders_ceo/mahkam-zanganeh/)[[2]](https://smmttx.com/company/board-of-directors/person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=c803fc4c-17d3-4377-b87b-7391d42ba574) In addition to her executive role, she is a major insider shareholder of Summit Therapeutics and has recently acquired additional common stock in the company.[[3]](https://investing.com/news/insider-trading-news/summit-therapeutics-coceo-zanganeh-mahkam-buys-146m-stock-93CH-4727676?ampMode=1)[[4]](https://www.wallstreetzen.com/stocks/us/nasdaq/smmt/ownership)
Prior to Summit, Zanganeh served as Chief Operating Officer of Pharmacyclics, Inc., where she oversaw clinical development, regulatory, research, commercial, and business functions and played a central role in the global success of ibrutinib and in Pharmacyclics’ $21 billion acquisition by AbbVie, one of the largest biotech transactions in industry history.[[1]](https://www.wbcollaborative.org/women_leaders_ceo/mahkam-zanganeh/)[[2]](https://smmttx.com/company/board-of-directors/person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=c803fc4c-17d3-4377-b87b-7391d42ba574) Earlier in her career, she worked in medical robotics at Computer Motion Inc., a pioneer in robotic surgery that later merged with Intuitive Surgical, and she founded Maky Zanganeh & Associates in 2015.[[1]](https://www.wbcollaborative.org/women_leaders_ceo/mahkam-zanganeh/)[[2]](https://smmttx.com/company/board-of-directors/person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=c803fc4c-17d3-4377-b87b-7391d42ba574)[[5]](https://www.becomingyourbest.com/episode-357-the-magic-of-normal-with-dr-maky-zanganeh/) She also serves on the board of Pulse Biosciences, Inc., has been recognized among top women leaders in biotech, and was a finalist for EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year award.[[1]](https://www.wbcollaborative.org/women_leaders_ceo/mahkam-zanganeh/) Zanganeh holds a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) from the University of Strasbourg and an MBA from Schiller International University in France, and is multilingual in French, German, Farsi, and English.[[1]](https://www.wbcollaborative.org/women_leaders_ceo/mahkam-zanganeh/)[[2]](https://smmttx.com/company/board-of-directors/person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=c803fc4c-17d3-4377-b87b-7391d42ba574)
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